Zen (Good End)
“A scholarship?” Zen asked, “That’s wonderful, babe!” Zen picked them up, and spun them around. “You worked so hard for this, I am so proud of you!”
MC laughed, happy at how he was taking it, but MC hadn’t told him the bad part yet. “I’m going to be gone a while, though.” MC said.
“W-well,” Zen faltered, but kept smiling, “it is a scholarship at your dream school. Hhow long will you be gone? A term?”
“Two years.”
Zen’s face fell. Two years? Two years without his prince/ss? He couldn’t even imagine it. But then he saw the face they were making, he knew how hard they worked for this, how much this meant to them, and he didn’t want them to feel guilty about it. Zen sighed, “Well, I suppose we better spend as much time together as we can, then.”
For the next few weeks, Zen and MC were inseparable. He took time off work so he could be with them, and just took them on random dates whenever. He treated them like royalty and made sure to satisfy them in every way. He even threw them a surprise going away party the day before, and made all the RFA members sign a giant card for them, on top of all the gifts he already gave them. MC almost cried.
That night, Zen found MC sitting on the couch in the living room crying. Zen went up to them and hugged them from behind.
“What’s wrong, my love?” Zen asked.
“I’m just thinking about what I’m leaving behind.” They whispered.
He sat next to them so they could face him. “You’re not leaving anything behind, darling. Everything will be waiting for you when you get back.” Zen kissed them on the cheek.
MC smiled and kissed him on the lips. “How ‘bout you remind me what I’m coming back to?”
Zen was barely keeping it together. He tried to distract himself from MC leaving by spending all his time with them, but now, standing there at the airport, the fact that they were leaving was all too real. MC tightened their grip on his hand and Zen smiled.
“It won’t be long.” They said.
Zen took them in his arms and kissed them. He didn’t want to let them go. “Do you really have to go?” Zen said.
MC laughed and kissed him again. “Yes I do. Don’t worry, love. I’ll be back before you know it.”
As MC was leaving, Zen called out to them again, “MC!” He said and ran up to them, taking them into his arms and spinning them around then kissing them passionately. “I love you.”
“I love you too.” They laughed.
Zen and MC talked as often as they could. Zen was a night owl anyway, so he would usually be awake when they were. They Skyped at least twice a day, and called each other at least thrice. He’d send them selfies and videos, and insisted that they send him a lot as well. “I don’t want you forgetting what I look like, and I wanna see everything that you see.” He’d say.
Zen supported them, and did everything he could to keep them happy. He comforted them when they had problems with class, or when someone wasn’t being nice to them. He wanted to make sure they knew that even though he wasn’t with them in person, he’d always be there if they needed him.
MC was coming home. He couldn’t believe it. He wanted to look his best when they arrived, so he slept early, and dressed in his best clothes. He actually forgot to set his alarm, and was almost late for being early at the airport. He waited for almost two hours before MC finally arrived. There they were, in the flesh, looking as amazing as ever. He couldn’t believe his eyes.
He ran up to them and spun them around then kissed them passionately, just like he did when they left. “I told you everything would be here when you back.” He said and MC laughed.